Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| every other day / soup / We / have |
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| late / often / is / John |
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| usually / once a month / to the hairdresser's / go / I |
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| go on holiday / My parents / almost never |
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| get up / at 8 a.m. / I / always |
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| you / often / feel tired? / Do |
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| saw / I / it / five times |
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| very tired / Something is the matter with me. I / usually / in the mornings. / am |
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| Does / win / Kevin / always / ? |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| rarely / when you talk to her / listens / She |
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| oranges / I / eat / hardly ever |
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| need / I travel a lot. I / some petrol / every other day. |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| Yesterday, / me / she / twice / phoned |
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| to the gym / every day / go / you / Do / ? |
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| can / They / listen / never |
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| You / never / find / your car keys / can |
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| if you need it / will / help you / rarely / Tom |
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| eats / pizza / Mike / for dinner / often |
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| She / in blue / very often / dresses |
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| to the gym / go / I / three times a week |
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| some help with the homework / They / need / usually |
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| always / She / is / asking me questions |
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| you / Do / usually / have lunch / at home? |
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| once a year / usually / I / to the dentist / go |
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| My car / several times a year / breaks down |
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| day in, day out / I / have to go / shopping |
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| Can / in green? / dress / I / always |
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| to help me / My parents / very often / come |
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| do / you / go / often / How / to the disco? |
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| never / I / what to say / know |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
